2025 West Rand Open 2.0 (Rooks)
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 07 Jun 2025 in Krugersdorp, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 149, and top seed was Livhuwani Natha Nemusombori (🇿🇦 RSA, 1485).
Livhuwani Natha Nemusombori (🇿🇦 RSA, 1485) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Rethabile Diseko (3.5) and Iain Eric Perry-Fisher (3.5). Nemusombori won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇿🇦Krugersdorp, South Africa
Dates
07 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 55 Min. Incr. 5 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×7
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsLivhuwani Natha Nemusombori led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
19
6
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Livhuwani Natha Nemusombori never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Livhuwani Natha Nemusombori 5 wins (R1–R5)Rethabile Diseko 3 wins (R2–R4)
R3 · LATE SURGE
Iain Eric Perry-Fisher was #20 at R3, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Livhuwani Natha Nemusombori | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2Iain Eric Perry-Fisher | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Rethabile Diseko | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4FIDE 14399270 | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nemusombori, Livhuwani Natha | 1485 | RSA | +7N | +6B | +5N | +4B | +2N | 5.0 | 12.5 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 2226 | +16.8 |
| 2 | Diseko, Rethabile | 0 | RSA | =3B | +9N | +8B | +10N | −1B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 7.25 | 685 | -16.8 |
| 3 | Perry-Fisher, Iain Eric | 0 | RSA | =2N | +?B | −4N | +?B | +?N | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 1426 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 14399547 | 0 | — | F | +?N | +3B | −1N | +10B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 685 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Songoane, Sifiso | 0 | RSA | +?N | +?B | −1B | −?N | +8B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 685 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 14399270 | 0 | — | +?B | −1N | −?N | +?B | +?N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 685 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Sibanda, Marlvin | 0 | RSA | −1B | +?N | +?B | +?N | −?B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 685 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 14399865 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −2N | −?B | −5N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 626 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Maseko, Tshiamo | 0 | RSA | F | −2B | +?N | −?B | +?N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 626 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Lekoma, Amogelang | 0 | RSA | F | +?B | =?N | −2B | −4N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 626 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nemusombori, Livhuwani NathaRSA+16.85.0 pts · #1
- 2Perry-Fisher, Iain EricRSA0.03.5 pts · #2
- 3Sibanda, MarlvinRSA0.03.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Diseko, RethabileRSA-16.83.5 pts · #3
- 2Perry-Fisher, Iain EricRSA0.03.5 pts · #2
- 3Sibanda, MarlvinRSA0.03.0 pts · #8